New York, NY (PRWEB) June 27, 2013
In a current notice from the U.S. Meals and Drug Administration (FDA) that might impact da Vinci lawsuit claims, the agency states that Intuitive Surgical possibly violated federal law by failing to initial alert regulators when it warned consumers about difficulties with the da Vinci Surgical Program, Bernstein Liebhard LLP reports.

According to the letter issued May 30th by the FDA, Intuitive Surgical received 134 complaints and filed 83 medical device reports stemming from use of the device between January 2010 and December 2011.* Following these reports, Intuitive sent a letter to buyers in October 2011 providing ideas and recommendations for appropriate use of the da Vinci Surgical Technique. According to a CNBC.com report published on June 25th, the FDA said Intuitive Surgical wrote to its customers in response to complaints concerning arcing by way of broken tip covers that caused patient injury.**

Intuitive Surgicals failure to very first notify the FDA begs the question of whether or not they were attempting to hide one thing from the regulator. We will be watching this improvement carefully. Our Firm continues to hear from individuals who allegedly skilled surgical burns, excessive bleeding and other critical undesirable robot surgery complications stemming from use of the da Vinci Surgical Technique, says Bernstein Liebhard LLP, a nationwide law firm representing victims of defective drugs and healthcare devices. The Firm is presently supplying totally free and confidential case evaluations to individuals who may have experienced robotic surgery complications after undergoing a procedure aided by the da Vinci Surgical System. Da Vinci Lawsuit Claims

According to a statement issued April 19th by Intuitive Surgical, 26 da Vinci lawsuits alleging complications due to the surgery robot had been filed in the U.S. Court records indicate that the nations very first trial for a claim alleging robotic surgery complications concluded with a ruling in favor of Intuitive last month, but a May possibly 23rd report from Bloomberg.com stated that the lawyer for the plaintiff in the case was optimistic that future lawsuits more than the da Vinci Surgery Robot would result in favorable outcomes for allegedly injured sufferers.***(Estate of Fred E. Taylor v. Intuitive Surgical, 09-two-03136-5, Superior Court, State of Washington, Kitsap County)

In a regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued by Intuitive on April 19th, the manufacturer reported that it had entered tolling agreements in specific bad robot surgery lawsuits more than its da Vinci Surgical System to allow additional time to evaluate the claims, to discover regardless of whether the claims have merit and whether they can be resolved without having litigation.**** As of March 14th, 2013, a notice entered in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana on March 14th indicated that Intuitive had settled a lawsuit alleging injuries sustained by a woman whose thyroid process was aided by the da Vinci robot. (Silvestrini v. Intuitive Surgical Systems Inc., No. 11-2704 (E.D. La.))

The da Vinci Surgical Method was authorized in 2000 to aid surgeons performing minimally-invasive laparoscopic, urologic and gynecologic procedures. The device is now also utilized in thousands of hysterectomies, gall bladder and prostate removal surgeries, thyroid cancer procedures and heart surgeries, according to a Bloomberg.com report from February 28th.*****

Individuals who knowledgeable robotic surgery complications may possibly be entitled to compensation for healthcare bills, lost wages, discomfort and suffering and other damages incurred by their injuries. Understand a lot more about bad robot surgery complications by visiting Bernstein Liebhard LLPs website. To speak with one of the Firms attorneys, please call 800-511-5092.

*fda.gov/downloads/AboutFDA/CentersOffices/OfficeofGlobalRegulatoryOperationsandPolicy/ORA/ORAElectronicReadingRoom/UCM358468.pdf
**cnbc.com/id/100843549
***bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-23/intuitive-wins-trial-defeats-negligent-coaching-claims.html
****sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035267/000119312513162385/d508282d10q.htm 
*****bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-23/intuitive-wins-trial-defeats-negligent-education-claims.html

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